Saturday, January 28, 2012

A bit of good news for a change

A [Conservative] council that had its library restructuring plans quashed in the high court spent more than £70,000 fighting the judicial review.

The review at the high court in November decided it was unlawful for Somerset county council to withdraw funding for 11 libraries because the cuts did not comply with "public sector equality duties" owed to vulnerable social groups.

Full Story at The Guardian
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